Tuesday, February 17, 2009

((((( NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl ))))) Mi Ami, Royal Trux, M Ward & more

MI AMI Echonoecho b/w version 12"*** "An energy-intense exploration in space, anxiety, sexuality, repetition and percussion. Side A, the title track, is flush with yelping vocals, a wailing guitar and bubbling bass lines. Shadowy noises are layered into the mix with plenty of echo and reverb to create a cosmic airspace. Side B, “Version,” is a rapturously eerie remix of the A."

MI AMI Watersports LP / CD*** "When D.C. punk band BLACK EYES disbanded, Daniel Martin-McCormick and Jacob Long joined forces with Damon Palermo and became Mi Ami. The new trio cranks out pounding, dubby, clasutrophobic jams covered in delayed yelps and skuzzy guitars. With the group’s first full-length, Mi Ami has pushed this mode even further, embracing, on one hand, more abrasive vocals and guitar work, and on the other, more complex bass lines and rhythms."

ROYAL TRUX Twin Infinitives LP*** BACK IN PRINT ON VINYL!

SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE rtz 3xLP / 2xCD*** "The double-CD, triple-LP epic called RTZ (named after the button on a Tascam 484 that “returns to zero”) fashions several lesser-known pieces from Six Organs of Admittance’s early years into a massive prismatic arc, colossal and organic like some wonder of the ancient world. How could it be otherwise?"

M WARD Hold Time LP / CD*** "Hold Time is an eloquent and startlingly beautiful album. While past critics have compared him to everyone from John Fahey to Tom Waits to Howe Gelb, it’s clear that M. Ward, with his brilliant guitar playing and innate sense of melody, is one of those rare and special talents who defy comparisons and compartmentalization."